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Miami Heat's Meyers Leonard plays during an NBA basketball game against the Philadelphia 76ers, Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2019, in Philadelphia. Meyers Leonard is getting another chance at the NBA, nearly two years after he used an anti-Semitic slur while playing a video game that was being livestreamed. A person with knowledge of the negotiations said Leonard and the Milwaukee Bucks have agreed on a 10-day contract, Monday, Feb. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)

Bucks announce they have signed Meyers Leonard

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A voter casts an early ballot at a polling station Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023, in Milwaukee. Recent revelations about Republican election strategies targeting minority communities in Wisconsin’s biggest city came as no surprise to many Black voters. For years, voting rights advocates have accused Wisconsin Republicans of pushing policies to suppress voters of color and lower-income voters. Many of those policies centered on the Democratic stronghold of Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

GOP election tactics no surprise to Wisconsin’s Black voters

By Harm Venhuizen - Associated Press

Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard, right, shoots in front of Milwaukee Bucks center Brook Lopez during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Portland, Ore., Monday, Feb. 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Craig Mitchelldyer)

Bucks beat Trail Blazers 127-108 for 8th straight win

By Anne M. Peterson - Associated Press

Washington Wizards' Rui Hachimura drives to the basket against Milwaukee Bucks' Jevon Carter during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, Jan. 1, 2023, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Aaron Gash)

Wizards cruise past short-handed Bucks 118-95

By Rich Rovito - Associated Press

Pam Junion, 65, and other members of the Milwaukee Dancing Grannies practice in a parking lot in Milwaukee on Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022. Junion is one of a few women who answered a call for new members as the group attempted to rebuild in the face of tragedy. Three Dancing Grannies and one group member’s husband were among those killed at a Christmas parade in Waukesha, Wisconsin, when the driver of an SUV struck them on the parade route. Dozens more, including some Grannies, were injured. (AP Photo/Martha Irvine)

Grannies will dance again in Waukesha parade where tragedy struck

By Adam Geller - Associated Press

Lorena Ramirez poses with her daughter Citlalli outside St. Anthony School Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022, in Milwaukee. School choice allows taxpayer money to pay for private school tuition instead of only financing public schools. “It’s a huge difference because it’s a support in faith and in values,” said Ramirez, whose four children attend St. Anthony, walking distance from home on Milwaukee's south side. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

Private school vouchers open faith options for kids of color

By Giovanna Dell'Orto and Cheyanne Mumphrey - Associated Press

Kimberly Zapata, deputy director of the Milwaukee Election Commission, instructs workers processing ballots, Tuesday, April 5, 2022 at the central counting facility in Milwaukee, Wis. Zapata has been fired after sending falsely obtained military absentee ballots to the home of a Republican state lawmaker who has been an outspoken critic of how the 2020 election was administered, the city's mayor said Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022. (Mark Hoffman/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP)

Complaint: Accused election official sought to expose fraud

By Todd Richmond - Associated Press

Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Mandela Barnes is introduced during a televised debate Oct. 13, 2022, in Milwaukee. In Wisconsin's tight U.S. Senate race, Barnes' chances to unseat two-term Sen. Ron Johnson may rest with how well he turns out Black voters who don't always show up in big numbers. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)

Barnes’ Senate bid may ride on Milwaukee’s Black turnout

By Harm Venhuizen - Associated Press

San Diego Padres' Jake Cronenworth reacts after hitting a two-run single during the seventh inning in Game 4 of a baseball NL Division Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) **FILE**

Cronenworth, Padres rally to stun Dodgers to reach NLCS

By Bernie Wilson - Associated Press

New York Yankees' Aaron Judge hits a single during the second inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers Friday, Sept. 16, 2022, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

Brewers rally from five runs down to beat Yankees 7-6

By Steve Megargee - Associated Press

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden wave as they walk towards Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Friday, Sept. 2, 2022, as they head to Camp David for the weekend. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Biden heads to election battlegrounds Wisconsin, Pennsylvania for Labor Day

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Merrill Kelly (29) throws against the Milwaukee Brewers during the first inning of a baseball game, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Walker’s bat, Kelly’s arm lead Diamondbacks past Brewers 5-0

By David Brandt - Associated Press

Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Eric Lauer (52) throws during the first inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers of a baseball game in Los Angeles, Monday, Aug. 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Lauer, Brewers 1st team to blank LA at Dodger Stadium in ‘22

By Beth Harris - Associated Press

Milwaukee Brewers' Victor Caratini, second from right, is congratulated by teammates after his two-run single during the 11th inning of the team's baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022, in Milwaukee. The Brewers won 5-4. (AP Photo/Aaron Gash)

Caratini’s 2-run single in 11th rallies Brewers over Dodgers

By Rich Rovito - Associated Press

Valeri Langston is seen at a rally for Wisconsin Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Mandela Barnes at John Marshall High School Friday, July 15, 2022, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

Dems rally around abortion. Are they reaching Black voters?

By Harm Venhuizen - Associated Press

Wisconsin Republican gubernatorial candidate Tim Michels, right, speaks as former President Donald Trump listens at a rally Friday, Aug. 5, 2022, in Waukesha, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

Trump ally takes on Walker protege in Wis. governor’s race

By Scott Bauer - Associated Press

The skyline of Milwaukee, along Lake Michigan, is pictured on Feb. 8, 2019. Republicans are to announce Friday, Aug. 5, 2022 whether the 2024 national convention, where the party's presidential nominee will be officially named, will be held in Milwaukee or Nashville. (AP Photo/Carrie Antlfinger, File) **FILE**

Republicans pick Milwaukee to host 2024 national convention

By Scott Bauer - Associated Press

Ronna McDaniel, the GOP chairwoman, speaks during the Republican National Committee winter meeting Feb. 4, 2022, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

Nashville rejects draft agreement to host RNC in 2024

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

FILE - Milwaukee's skyline along Lake Michigan is seen in this Feb. 8, 2019. Republicans are deciding whether to nominate their 2024 presidential candidate in Milwaukee, the largest Democratic stronghold in battleground Wisconsin, or in Nashville, a blue city in a deep red state. . (AP Photo/Carrie Antlfinger File)

Why the Republican National Convention should be held in Milwaukee

By Scott Walker

Milwaukee Brewers' Aaron Ashby pitches against the San Francisco Giants during the first inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Sunday, July 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Brewers agree to $20.5M Ashby deal through 2027, add McGee

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